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WikiHow today will show you how to select and copy text or image and then insert it somewhere else on your Chromebook (Chrome OS computer).

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Use keyboard shortcuts

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   Highlight content. Use the touchpad (touchpad) to highlight the text or content you want to copy.

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   Press Control + C. This will copy the content to the Chromebook's temporary storage.

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   Go to where you want to insert the content. Navigate to the location or document where you want to insert the content.

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   Click where you want to insert the content. Place the mouse pointer where the content needs to be pasted.

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   Press Control + V. The content will be pasted in the desired location. advertisement

Method 2 of 4: Use the right mouse menu

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   Highlight content. Click at the beginning of the text you want to copy, then drag the mouse pointer to the end to highlight the text you want to use.

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   Right click on the content. A menu will appear.
   • To right-click on the touchpad, hold down Alt and click the left mouse button of the touchpad (Alt + click) or tap two fingers on the touchpad at the same time.
   • If you have connected your Chromebook with an external mouse, click the button to the right of the mouse to open the right-clicking menu.

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   Click an option Copy (Copy) is near the top of the menu.

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   Go to where you want to insert the content. Navigate to the location or document where you want to insert the content.

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   Right click where to insert. Another menu will appear.
   • To right-click on the touchpad, hold down the Alt key and click the left mouse button of the touchpad (Alt + click) or tap two fingers on the touchpad at the same time.
   • If you have your Chromebook connected with an external mouse, click the button to the right of the mouse to open the right-clicking menu.

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   Click on the action Paste (Paste) is near the top of the menu. This will paste the text in the location you chose. advertisement

Method 3 of 4: Use the menu command

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   Highlight content. Use the touchpad to highlight the content you want to copy.

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   Click the button ⋮ located in the upper right corner of the window.

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   Click on the action Copy is near the bottom of the menu, just to the right of "Edit".

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   Go to where you want to insert the content. Navigate to the location or document where you want to insert the content.

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   Click where you want to insert the content. Place the mouse pointer in the position where you want to paste the content.

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   Click the button ⋮ located in the upper right corner of the window.

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   Select an action Paste is near the bottom of the menu, just to the right of "Edit". advertisement

Method 4 of 4: Copy and paste an image

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   Hover the mouse pointer over the image. Select the image you want to copy.

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   Press the key Alt then click on the touchpad. A menu will appear.
   • If you have connected your Chromebook with an external mouse, click the right mouse button.

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   Select an action Copy Image in the middle of the menu.

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   Go to where you want to insert the content. Navigate to the location or document where you want to insert the content.

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   Click where you want to insert the content. Place the mouse pointer where the content needs to be pasted.

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   Press the key Alt then click on the touchpad. A menu will appear again.

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   Click an option Paste is at the top of the menu. advertisement

Advice

• Press combination Ctrl+Alt+? to open a list of all Chromebook keyboard shortcuts. If you are new to using Chromebooks, this guide will be of great help until you remember the Chromebook keyboard shortcuts.
• You can also press Ctrl+X to crop text or images.
• Hold your finger on the trackpad and drag to highlight the part you want to copy. Next, using two fingers to touch down the touchpad, a list of options will appear; Select "Copy", then go to where you want to paste the content, tap the touchpad with two fingers again and select the paste action.